The team coached by Rodolfo Sánchez won 25-11, 25-13 and 25-12 with a blocking (9-1) and service dominance (10-0). Rolando Cepeda closed as top scorer for Cuba with nine points. Ryan Stewart scored five for the Trinidadians.
In the same pool, Mexico beat Costa Rica 3-0 (25-21, 25-18, 25-19) to keep their undefeated streak at the tournament. Nestor Orellana from home team topped with 13 points, while Richard Smith-Hall finished with 10 for the Costa Rican squad.
Puerto Rico prevailed over Honduras 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-13) to record their first victory in Pool A. Maurice Torres, Mannix Román and Sequiel Sánchez closed as top scorers for Puerto Rico after scoring nine points each. Ornello Watler was the best scorer for Honduras, after finishing with seven points.
Recall, top-four teams from NORCECA Continental Championship will grab a spot at Olympic Qualifications in January (pool leaders and two more teams that past quarterfinals). USA does not participate at NORCECA Continental Championship as they secured Rio spot by winning the World Cup in Japan.
Preliminary Round / Pool A / Day 2
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
2nd game | 06. 10. 2015 18:00 | Honduras | VS | Puerto Rico | 0:3 | 16:25; 19:25; 13:25 |
Preliminary Round / Pool B / Day 2
Game | Date/Time | Teams | Set | Result per set | Stats | Videos | ||
3rd game | 06. 10. 2015 12:00 | Trinidad and Tobago | VS | Cuba | 0:3 | 11:25; 13:25; 12:25 |
4th game | 06. 10. 2015 20:00 | Mexico | VS | Costa Rica | 3:0 | 25:21; 25:18; 25:19 |
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